Artikel

The quantity–quality fertility–education trade-off

At the national level, it has long been observed that a country’s average education level is negatively associated with its total fertility rate. At the household level, it has also been well documented that children’s education is negatively associated with the number of children in the family. Do these observations imply a causal relationship between the number of children and the average education level (the quantity–quality trade-off)? A clear answer to this question will help both policymakers and researchers evaluate the total benefit of family planning policies, both policies to lower fertility and policies to boost it.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2015 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Thema
demographic transition
fertility
education
child quality
quantity–quality trade-off

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Liu, Haoming
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2015

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.143
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Liu, Haoming
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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